Comfort - don't’ overburden a finger or two. We don’t want fingers to cramp, do we?

Time sensitivity - give the fastest keys to the most time-sensitive function

Lightning Speed - make sure you command the functions within a blink, carefully consider which keys to set with SHIFT / ALT + KEY

How to Set the Hotkeys?Click the setting icon at the top left in the main menu. Here you can access the world of hotkeys. You have options from Reset Hotkeys, Advanced Hotkeys to Spectator Settings. We are going to cover Basic Hotkeys in this article.

Arrow (Default) Hotkeys

What are some of the Basic Hotkeys?

Since you are new to the Dota 2 world, we won’t recommend overburdening your brain and hands. You can simply go with the two Dota 2 styles or the other six key binding options:

Arrow-Dota 2 default hotkeys (Default)

WASD-Dota 2 default hotkeys, camera movement using W, A, S & D

Legacy Keys-Dota 1 style hotkeys

MMO-Key bindings similar to common Massively Multiplayer Online games

League of Legends-Key bindings similar to League of Legends

Heroes of Newerth-Key bindings similar to Heroes of Newerth

Smite - Key bindings similar to SMITE

How to customize the settings?

If you are looking for a step further, we would recommend the following modifications. Do bear in mind this is something personal, so use the hotkeys that you feel most confident with.

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